French Gendarmerie decorations and medals
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French Gendarmerie decorations and medals are the official honors and awards system recognizing the bravery, merit, and distinguished service of members of France’s national gendarmerie force.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Gendarmerie decorations and medals canonical | 1 |
| Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement de la Gendarmerie nationale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5833110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: French Gendarmerie decorations and medals Context triple: [Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie, relatedTo, French Gendarmerie decorations and medals]
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A.
French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal
The French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal is the body of laws and regulations that governs the organization, awarding, and administration of France’s highest orders of merit for military and civil achievements.
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B.
Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie
The Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service within the national gendarmerie before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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C.
French Fourragere
The French Fourragere is a braided military award cord bestowed by France to units distinguished multiple times for exceptional valor in combat, often worn on the uniform as a symbol of collective heroism.
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D.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
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E.
Médaille militaire
The Médaille militaire is one of France’s highest military decorations, awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for exceptional service and acts of bravery in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Gendarmerie decorations and medals Target entity description: French Gendarmerie decorations and medals are the official honors and awards system recognizing the bravery, merit, and distinguished service of members of France’s national gendarmerie force.
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A.
French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal
The French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal is the body of laws and regulations that governs the organization, awarding, and administration of France’s highest orders of merit for military and civil achievements.
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B.
Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie
The Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service within the national gendarmerie before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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C.
French Fourragere
The French Fourragere is a braided military award cord bestowed by France to units distinguished multiple times for exceptional valor in combat, often worn on the uniform as a symbol of collective heroism.
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D.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
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E.
Médaille militaire
The Médaille militaire is one of France’s highest military decorations, awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for exceptional service and acts of bravery in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
award system
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military decoration system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
National Gendarmerie (France)
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linked to:
National Gendarmerie
|
| awardedBy |
Ministry of the Armed Forces (France)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
Ministry of the Interior (France) ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of the Interior of France
President of France ⓘ
linked to:
President of the French Republic
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| criteria |
acts of gallantry in the line of duty
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internal security operations ⓘ long and faithful service ⓘ operational achievements ⓘ service in overseas operations ⓘ |
| eligibility |
auxiliary personnel of the Gendarmerie
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career gendarmes ⓘ civilian personnel supporting the Gendarmerie ⓘ foreign personnel serving alongside the Gendarmerie ⓘ reservist gendarmes ⓘ |
| hasGrades |
bronze grade
ⓘ
gold grade ⓘ silver grade ⓘ |
| includes |
Croix de guerre des théâtres d’opérations extérieures
ⓘ
Croix de la Valeur militaire ⓘ
linked to:
Croix de la Valeur Militaire
Croix du combattant ⓘ
linked to:
Croix du combattant volontaire
Croix du combattant volontaire ⓘ Médaille de la Défense nationale ⓘ Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale ⓘ Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale pour acte de courage et de dévouement ⓘ Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale pour services exceptionnels ⓘ Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale pour services rendus ⓘ Médaille de la protection militaire du territoire ⓘ Médaille de la reconnaissance de la Nation ⓘ Médaille de la sécurité intérieure ⓘ Médaille des blessés de guerre ⓘ Médaille d’honneur de la Gendarmerie nationale ⓘ
linked to:
Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale
Médaille d’honneur de la Police nationale (when awarded to gendarmes on joint operations) ⓘ Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement ⓘ Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement de la Gendarmerie nationale ⓘ
linked to:
French Gendarmerie decorations and medals
Médaille d’outre‑mer ⓘ
linked to:
Médaille coloniale
Médaille militaire ⓘ Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur ⓘ
linked to:
Légion d'honneur
Ordre national du Mérite ⓘ |
| partOf |
French honors system
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linked to:
French national orders
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| recognizes |
bravery
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distinguished service ⓘ merit ⓘ |
| symbolizes | recognition by the French state of gendarmerie service ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial parades of the Gendarmerie nationale
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official award ceremonies of the French Gendarmerie ⓘ |
| wearRegulatedBy | French order of precedence for decorations ⓘ |
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Subject: French Gendarmerie decorations and medals Description of subject: French Gendarmerie decorations and medals are the official honors and awards system recognizing the bravery, merit, and distinguished service of members of France’s national gendarmerie force.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
French Gendarmerie decorations and medals
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includes
→
Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement de la Gendarmerie nationale
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linked to: French Gendarmerie decorations and medals